Hi and welcome to Eloquence- The public Speaking Club’s edition for the sports season

Here is when the Fuchchas/is are left with no choice but to whine as the rest of the world is very much connected to the happenings of the US Open and the Premier league. While many are busy mourning the early exits of the likes of Roger Federer and Andy Murray, we bring to you a few hilarious/witty comments of some Tennis players at the peak of their distress.

1.Having lost 16 times in a row to Jimmy Connors, Vitas Gerulaitis finally triumphed and offered his reason as to why he didn't lose:

"Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row."

2.Goran Ivanišević voiced his displeasure on being left of the ATP player's guide:

"They’ve lost my page. Somebody ripped it out. But I’m the main sponsor for the tour! I’m the guy who paid the most fines, so they should give me respect. There should be a page saying 'This is the guy who paid the most fines.'"

3.Pat Cash's train of thoughtdisconnecting:

"Lleyton Hewitt. His two greatest strengths are his legs, his speed, his agility and his competitiveness."

4. Then-Chilean No.1 Nicolas Massu giving us a reason why he should care about his numbers:

"I'd rather be No. 2 in Chile and No. 1 in the world. I don't care about numbers right now."

5.Mel Purcell outlining how he would dethrone Ivan Lendl:

"Sure, on a given day I could beat him. But it would have to be a day he had food poisoning."

6. Goran Ivaniševićexplaining his inconsistency. This was on show during the 2000 Samsung Open where he ran out rackets because he smashed them all.

"The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself."

Wish you an eventful week, Remember to just chill and have fun, most importantly during the worst of times.:-)

Hi all and welcome to Eloquence- The public Speaking Club’s very own pre-placement talk. We hope you’re all in appropriate dress code “room casuals” and will ask us “informative questions”- we’re a very “global” club.

It’s that time of year when first year students flood CRs and the IMDC to hear recruiters talk about their professions and fellow students pitch their views through the most creative CP they can conjure (read confabulate). And the answers heard often leave the poor students even more confused than before the question was asked.

Fret not! We, at Eloquence, have come up with the one-stop guide to answer all PPT related queries: “The PPT Translator- disrobe the globe”.

Recruiters can be difficult to understand sometimes. Here’s a snippet of what “The PPT Translator- disrobe the globe” can do for you:

STATEMENTS

TRANSLATION

1.“This profession opens up a number of opportunities for interfacing with doyens across myriad sectors”

2.“At the end of the day, it’s about making a tangible impact”

3.“Our firm promotes based on pure meritocracy”

4.“The difference between us and our competitors is the people at our firm”

5.“We have arranged refreshments for you”

6.“Work-life balance is really up to you. It’s all down to how much time you’re willing to sacrifice”

1.You meet people

2.I don’t remember what the question was but this sounds like a good answer so I’ll go with this

3.You will never get promoted before me so don’t even think about it

4.I heard this in a PPT myself and liked it- so I’ll go with it. It sounds cool

5.We have, really, arranged refreshments for you

6.Work-life balance? Lol

And now, from our very own students- such magical CP that even recruiters are left bewildered. We’ve read our compatriots’ minds for them:

STUDENTS’ CP

TRANSLATION

1.“Where do you see this industry in the next 5 years?”

2.“Do you operate along multiple verticals?”

3.“Can you tell us about your best case?”

4.“It’s an interesting career choice that you made at XYZ point in your life.. can you tell us more about it?”

5.“Describe a typical day in the life of a *insert profession here*”

6.“Do you hire for ABC job profile also?”

1.I need to put CP, I need to put CP, I need to put CP

2.I bet some of that made sense because he seems to be answering seriously

3.I sincerely hope this is a consulting firm

4.I’m so the BOSS. I was actually listening when he was rambling during the PPT about himself. I hope someone is noting this down

5.YES! I’ve contributed!

6.TRANSLATION: I know they don’t hire for ABC, but they have to know I know about the ABC job profile

Hope that was a breezy way to get Monday off to a start! Don’t take Placement so seriously, we Eloquencians say! Or if you do, make you sure you pay $15.99 ONLY for “The PPT Translator- disrobe the globe” and get your own “global” question bank free of charge!